Ship construction



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EMMA. M. SNYDER RWSON, JE HADDONFELD, NEW JERSEY.

SHIP -CONSTR'UCTIIN.

llpplication tiled September 30, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that ll, @EMMA M. Sarnen.

ltowsoN, a citizen of the United States,'re siding at Haddoneld, in the county of Gamden and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ship Construction, of which the following is a specification.

rlFhis invention relates to ships, andan object of the invention is to provide a ship construction which `ywill materially reduce liability of accident to the ship from strikin submerged objects.

t isa well known and established fact that a lar e caused b t e s ip striking submerged ob- 'ects, an an object'of the present invention xs to eliminate liability of such striking by providing means whereby a person may see through the ocean beneath the surface forwardly of the ship and in case of sivhting any submerged object, ma immedlately telegra h or telephone its ocation to the pilot o the ship, ermitting him to guide the shi past the o ject.

Anot er object of the invention is to provide a novel form of light, preferablyof high candle power which may be used to send li ht rays through the water fprwardly of t e how of the ship for illuminating the water, beneath the surface, when desired, and when found necessary, and also to provide means for controlling the direction of reflection of the rays.

@ther objects-of the invention will appear in the following detail description, and in the accompan ing drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a ragmentary view of a ship showing the im roved 'i construction. r

Figure 2 is a orizontal section through portion of the ship illustrating the lamp structures. l

Figure 3 is a detail vertical :section through the ship, showing the improved construction.

Figure d is a detail section through the ship structure. y

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the improved ship construction comprises the forming of an observation compertinent 1 in the how of the ship which compartment' has water-tight walls, so as to prevent seepage of moisture into the compartment. A shaft 3 through the bow of the ship is provided to permit entrance into the compartment and a ladder d of any apercent of" shipwrecks are sermno. 740,810.

proved construction is used by the operator 1n descending into the compartment or ascending therefrom. A door 5 is provided lfor closingthe entrance to the observation compartment, and it is clamped in the closed position by suitable set-screws 6. A gasket 7 is preferably placed about the undersurface of the door 5 so as to permit a duidtight closure therefor, .to prevent water rom entering the' compartment about the oor.

An air tube 8 enters the compartment so as to supply air for the occupant and suitable wire conducting tubes A9 are provided to permit establishment of communication between the observation compartment, and the pilot house, and also to permit the su plying of the electrical current to the lig t used in the observation compartment.

The bow 2 of the ship is provided with a plurality of pairs of rectangular cut-out portions or openings the openings in one side of the bow being directly opposite the openingsv in the other side'. Housings 10 are provided which project out through these openings. ably connected in any suita le manner to the ship, in water-tight connection, and in such manner as to permit their removal when desired. The topmost pair of'housings .10 have transparent windows 12 in their forward ends through which the observer may look, to permit him to see through the water beneath the surface forwardly of the ship and clearly see any submerged obstructions.

The lower pair of housings have magnifying lenses 13 in their outer ends 'outwardly fof the ship, while levers 14 are swivelly ings, it will be apparent that a s ip constructed in accordance with the resent in- "venti'on will be practically safe rom striking submerged articles in that an observer im stationed in the observation chamber which may be looking through the Vtransparent The housin are detachpanes in the upper housings 10, see any submerged articles or objects, and then by suitable communication with the pilot house, instruct the pilot of the exact location of such. submerged objects and enable him to alter the course of the ship, so as to avoid a collision and the resulting accident.

lt is, of course, to be understood, that the invention may be constructed in various other manners and the parts associated in diderent relations, and therefore, ll do not desire to be limited in any manner, except as set forth in the claims hereunto appended;

lWhat l claim is:

1. lln a ship construction, a Water-tight observation compartment in the bonr of the hull of the ship, a plurality of observation housings carried by the bow of the hull of the ship and extending outwardly therefrom the ends of said housings exposed to the water being transparent, levers swivelly carried by certain of said housings, and illuinitiating means carried by said levers.

2. ln a yship construction, a Water-tight observation compartment in the bow ot t te hull of the ship, a plurality ot observation housings carried by the bow ol the hull et the ship and entenflin,A outwardly therefrom the en s of said housings exposed to the water being transparent, levers svvivelly carried by certain ot said housings, illuminat ing means carried by seid levers, an air pipe entering said observation compartment, a ladder extending downwardly into the com partment, and a Water-tight door for closing f the entrance to the compartment.

3. lin a ship construction, a water-tight observation compertrnent in the bow et the hull ot e ship, upper and lower sets ot observation housings carried by the bovv oi the hull oil the ship and extending outward` ly therefrom, the upper set oir housings having both their inner and their outer ends fili 

